Saturday, November 16, 2013

Covers & Solicitation for Mega Man #34 (With Mega Man X!)

The new solicitation and cover for Archie's
Mega Man #34 is now available, and it looks to be a doozy! As promised, this is the issue that kicks off the first Mega Man X backup story. Read on:

"(W) Ian Flynn (A) Gary Martin & Various (CA) Patrick Spaz Spaziante

This
is it! The issue every Mega-fan has been demanding! The debut of Mega
Man X! But first, in 'Shadow of the Moon' Part One: Mega Man joins a
research team seeking the truth behind Dr. Wily and Ra Moon. But how far
will they get when Shadow Man goes on the attack?

I'm genuinely curious how Archie Comics plans to handle the origin of X. If they're smart, they'll do like the games do and completely ignore the Classic series in the X timeline.. I'm scared they'll just end up pandering one way or the other though. ("X is Megaman with his memory wiped!")

As a fan of what Ian's been doing with the Sonic comics, I'm pretty sure that this X story is going to be at least a fun ride. Besides, it's an alternate continuity. If you don't like where it goes compared to the other takes on the Megaman story, fine. Just ignore it. Go read MSPaint Masterpieces. (Seriously, go do that.)